Bug fix when running multiproc run from the GUI on Windows

Added a specific logfile for each launched job
Improved the JobControllerPanel
Removed the global logfile toolbar button
Removed the 'info' JobStatus entry
Removed unused Plugin.has_parent method
Bug fixes

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Plugins/AnimationPlugin.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import wx.aui as wxaui
 from MDANSE.Externals.pubsub import pub as Publisher
 
 from MDANSE.App.GUI.Icons import ICONS
+from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework import has_parent
 from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework.Plugins.ComponentPlugin import ComponentPlugin
 
 class AnimationPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ class AnimationPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
         
         mv = message
 
-        if not self.has_parent(mv):
+        if not has_parent(self,mv):
             return
         
         frame = mv.current_frame
@@ -177,8 +178,10 @@ class AnimationPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
 
 
     def on_update_animation_icon(self, message):
+        
         mv = message
-        if not self.has_parent(mv):
+        
+        if not has_parent(self,mv):
             return
         
         if mv.animation_loop:
@@ -187,7 +190,9 @@ class AnimationPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
             self.playPause.SetBitmapLabel(ICONS["play",32,32])
 
     def on_set_up_frame_slider(self, message):
+        
         mv = message
-        if not self.has_parent(mv):
+        
+        if not has_parent(self,mv):
             return
         self.frameSlider.SetRange(0,self._parent.n_frames-1)    
\ No newline at end of file

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Plugins/DataPlugin.py

@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ class DataPlugin(IPlugin):
         plugin.plug()
         
         plugin.SetFocus()
-
-    def has_parent(self, window):
-        return False
     
     def on_changing_pane(self, event):
                         

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Plugins/JobPlugin.py

@@ -106,12 +106,8 @@ class JobPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
         t = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix = "MDANSE_%s_" % self._job.type, text = True)
         os.close(t[0])
                 
-        self._job.save_job(t[1], parameters)
-                
-        self._job.configuration.set_parameters(parameters)
-                
-        self._job.configuration.configure()
-                
+        self._job.save(t[1], parameters)
+                                
         if PLATFORM.name == "windows":
             startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
             startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ class JobPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
         else:
             startupinfo = None
         
-        subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, t[1]], startupinfo=startupinfo)
+        subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, t[1]], startupinfo=startupinfo, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
         time.sleep(1)
 
@@ -145,7 +141,7 @@ class JobPlugin(ComponentPlugin):
         if os.path.splitext(path)[1] != ".py":
             path += ".py"
                         
-        self._job.save_job(path, parameters)
+        self._job.save(path, parameters)
 
     def plug(self):
         

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Widgets/IWidget.py

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import abc
 import wx
 
 from MDANSE import REGISTRY
-from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework.Plugins.IPlugin import IPlugin, plugin_parent
 
 class IWidget(wx.Panel):
     
@@ -89,16 +88,6 @@ class IWidget(wx.Panel):
     def add_widgets(self):
         pass
     
-    def has_parent(self, target):
-            
-        if self == target:
-            return True
-        
-        if self.TopLevelParent == self:
-            return False
-        
-        return self.has_parent(self.Parent, target)    
-
     def build_panel(self):        
 
         self._staticBox = wx.StaticBox(self, wx.ID_ANY, label=self.label)

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Widgets/MMTKTrajectoryWidget.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from MDANSE.Externals.pubsub import pub
 from MDANSE.Framework.Configurable import ConfigurationError
 
 from MDANSE.App.GUI import DATA_CONTROLLER
+from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework import has_parent
 from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework.Widgets.IWidget import IWidget
 
 class MMTKTrajectoryWidget(IWidget):
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class MMTKTrajectoryWidget(IWidget):
         
         window, filename = message
         
-        if not self.has_parent(window):
+        if not has_parent(self,window):
             return
                 
         data = DATA_CONTROLLER[filename].data

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/Widgets/NetCDFInputFileWidget.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from MDANSE.Externals.pubsub import pub
 from MDANSE.Framework.Configurable import ConfigurationError
 
 from MDANSE.App.GUI import DATA_CONTROLLER
+from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework import has_parent
 from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework.Widgets.IWidget import IWidget
     
 class NetCDFInputWidget(IWidget):
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class NetCDFInputWidget(IWidget):
         
         window, filename = message
                 
-        if not self.has_parent(window):
+        if not has_parent(self,window):
             return
                 
         self._netcdf = DATA_CONTROLLER[filename].netcdf

MDANSE/App/GUI/Framework/__init__.py

-
+def has_parent(window, target):
+        
+    if window == target:
+        return True
+    else:        
+        return has_parent(window.Parent, target)    

MDANSE/App/GUI/JobControllerPanel.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ''' 
 Created on Apr 10, 2015
 
-@author: pellegrini
+@author: Gael Goret and Eric C. Pellegrini
 '''
 
 import collections
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ from MDANSE.Core.Singleton import Singleton
 from MDANSE.Framework.Status import convert_duration, total_seconds
 from MDANSE.Framework.Jobs.JobStatus import JobState
 from MDANSE.Externals.pubsub import pub
-from MDANSE.Logging.Logger import LOGGER
 
 from MDANSE.App.GUI.Icons import ICONS
 from MDANSE.App.GUI.Events.JobControllerEvent import EVT_JOB_CONTROLLER, JobControllerEvent
+from MDANSE.App.GUI.LogfileFrame import LogfileFrame
         
 class JobController(threading.Thread):
     
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class JobController(threading.Thread):
                                 
         self._registry = collections.OrderedDict()
         
+        self._firstCheck = True
+        
         if start:
             self.start()
         
@@ -73,12 +75,29 @@ class JobController(threading.Thread):
         
         return self._registry
 
-    def remove_job(self, job):
-        
+    def kill_job(self, job):
+
+        if not self._registry.has_key(job):
+            return
+
+        if self._registry[job]['state'] == 'running':
+            try:
+                PLATFORM.kill_process(self._registry[job]['pid'])
+            except:
+                return
+
+        if os.path.exists(self._registry[job]['temporary_file']):
+            try:
+                os.unlink(self._registry[job]['temporary_file'])
+            except:
+                return
+
         try:
             del self._registry[job]
         except KeyError:
-            pass    
+            return
+        
+        self.update()
 
     def run(self):
         
@@ -96,11 +115,11 @@ class JobController(threading.Thread):
                         
         # The list of the registered jobs.
         jobs = [f for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(PLATFORM.temporary_files_directory(),'*'))]
-                                   
+                
         # Loop over the job registered at the previous controller check point     
-        for j in self._registry.keys():
+        for j in self._registry.keys():            
+
             # Case where a job has finished during two controller check points (i.e. its temporary file has been deleted)
-            
             if self._registry[j]['state'] == 'finished':
                 continue
             
@@ -130,6 +149,8 @@ class JobController(threading.Thread):
                 if not isinstance(info,JobState):
                     continue
                 
+                name = info['name']
+                
                 # Check that the pid of the running job corresponds to an active pid.
                 running = (info['pid'] in pids)
                 
@@ -139,15 +160,14 @@ class JobController(threading.Thread):
                     jobStartingTime = datetime.datetime.strptime(info["start"],"%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S")
                     procStartingTime = datetime.datetime.strptime(pids[info['pid']],"%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S")
                     running = (jobStartingTime >= procStartingTime)
-                                                    
+                        
                 # Case where the job is running, update the registry with the new status    
                 if running:
-                    self._registry[j] = info
+                    self._registry[name] = info
                     
                 # Case where the job is not running 
                 else:
-                    info['state'] = 'aborted'
-                    self._registry[j] = info          
+                    self._registry[name] = info          
 
         wx.PostEvent(self._window, JobControllerEvent(self._registry))
                                               
@@ -165,14 +185,16 @@ class JobControllerPanel(wx.ScrolledWindow):
                         
         self._jobs = collections.OrderedDict()
         
-        self.build_panel()
+        self._gbSizer = wx.GridBagSizer(0,0)
+                        
+        self.SetSizer(self._gbSizer)
+
+        self._jobsController = JobController(self,True)
 
         EVT_JOB_CONTROLLER(self,self.on_update)
         
         pub.subscribe(self.on_start_job,"on_start_job")
 
-        self._jobsController = JobController(self,True)
-
     def __del__(self):
 
         self._jobsController.stop()
@@ -182,22 +204,21 @@ class JobControllerPanel(wx.ScrolledWindow):
     def on_start_job(self,message):
                 
         self._jobsController.update()
-        
 
     def add_job(self, name, jobStatus):
                         
-        r = self._gbSizer.Rows
-        self._jobs[name] = r
-
-        name = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
-        pid = intctrl.IntCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
-        start = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
-        elapsed = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
-        state = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
+        name = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL,value=jobStatus['name'])
+        pid = intctrl.IntCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL,value=jobStatus['pid'])
+        start = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL,value=jobStatus['start'])
+        elapsed = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL,value=jobStatus['elapsed'])
+        state = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL,value=jobStatus['state'])
         progress = wx.Gauge(self, wx.ID_ANY,range=100)
-        eta = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
+        progress.SetValue(jobStatus['progress'])
+        eta = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL,value=jobStatus['eta'])
         kill = wx.BitmapButton(self, wx.ID_ANY, ICONS["stop",24,24])
 
+        r = self._gbSizer.GetRows()
+
         self._gbSizer.Add(name    ,pos=(r,0),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
         self._gbSizer.Add(pid     ,pos=(r,1),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
         self._gbSizer.Add(start   ,pos=(r,2),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
@@ -206,73 +227,47 @@ class JobControllerPanel(wx.ScrolledWindow):
         self._gbSizer.Add(progress,pos=(r,5),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
         self._gbSizer.Add(eta     ,pos=(r,6),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
         self._gbSizer.Add(kill    ,pos=(r,7),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
-                                
+
+        name.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DCLICK,self.on_display_logfile)
+
         self._gbSizer.Layout()
 
         kill.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.on_kill_job)
-                        
-    def build_panel(self):
-        
-        self._gbSizer = wx.GridBagSizer(0,0)
-        
-        for i,(col,s) in enumerate(self.columns):
-            self._gbSizer.Add(wx.TextCtrl(self,wx.ID_ANY,value=col.upper(),size=s,style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL),pos=(0,i),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
 
-        self._gbSizer.AddGrowableCol(5)
-                
-        self.SetSizer(self._gbSizer)
+    def on_display_logfile(self,event):
+        
+        row = self._gbSizer.GetItemPosition(event.GetEventObject())[0]
+        name = self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((row,0)).Window.GetValue() 
 
+        f = LogfileFrame(self,name)
+        
+        f.Show()
+                                    
     def on_kill_job(self, event):
         
         row = self._gbSizer.GetItemPosition(event.GetEventObject())[0]
-        state = self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((row,4)).Window.GetValue()
-        
-        if state == "finished":
-            return
-            
-        for row in range(self._gbSizer.GetCols()):
-            name = self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((row,0)).Window.GetValue()
+        name = self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((row,0)).Window.GetValue() 
 
         d = wx.MessageDialog(None, 'Do you really want to kill job %r ?' % name, 'Question', wx.YES_NO|wx.YES_DEFAULT|wx.ICON_EXCLAMATION)
         if d.ShowModal() == wx.ID_YES:
-            try:
-                pid = self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((row,1)).Window.GetValue()
-                PLATFORM.kill_process(pid)
-            except Exception:
-                LOGGER("The job %r could not be killed." % name,"error")
-            else:            
-                event.GetEventObject().Disable()   
-                
-
-    def update_job(self,name,jobStatus):
-        
-        r = self._jobs[name]
-                
-        for i,(name,_) in enumerate(self.columns):
-            try:
-                self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((r,i)).Window.SetValue(jobStatus[name])
-                
-                if jobStatus['state'] == 'finished':
-                    self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((r,7)).Window.Disable()
-                
-            except AttributeError:
-                pass
-        
-        info =  "\n".join(["%s = %s" % (k,v) for k,v in jobStatus.items()])
-        self._gbSizer.FindItemAtPosition((r,0)).Window.SetToolTipString(info)
-        
+            self._jobsController.kill_job(name)
+                        
     def on_update(self, event):
                                         
         registry = event.registry
-                                
-        for name,jobStatus in registry.items():
-                        
-            if not self._jobs.has_key(name):
-                if jobStatus["state"] == "aborted":
-                    continue
-                self.add_job(name,jobStatus)
-            self.update_job(name,jobStatus)
-                        
+
+        self._gbSizer.Clear(True)
+
+        for i,(col,s) in enumerate(self.columns):
+            self._gbSizer.Add(wx.TextCtrl(self,wx.ID_ANY,value=col.upper(),size=s,style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL),pos=(0,i),flag=wx.EXPAND|wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL)
+
+        self._gbSizer.AddGrowableCol(5)
+                                 
+        self._gbSizer.Layout()
+                                                
+        for name,jobStatus in registry.items():                         
+            self.add_job(name,jobStatus)
+                                                                            
 if __name__ == "__main__":
         
     app = wx.App(0)

MDANSE/App/GUI/LogfileFrame.py

@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ from MDANSE import PLATFORM
 
 class LogfileFrame(wx.Frame):
     
-    def __init__(self,parent,*args,**kwargs):
+    def __init__(self,parent,jobName,*args,**kwargs):
         
         wx.Frame.__init__(self,parent,size=(800,500),*args,**kwargs)
         
+        self._logfile = os.path.join(PLATFORM.logfiles_directory(),jobName)+'.txt'
+        
         panel = wx.Panel(self,wx.ID_ANY)
         
         sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
@@ -61,12 +63,12 @@ class LogfileFrame(wx.Frame):
         
     def update(self):
         
-        logfile = os.path.join(PLATFORM.application_directory(),"mdanse.log")
-        
-        if os.path.exists(logfile):        
-            with open(logfile,"r") as f:
-                
-                self._logFileContents.SetValue(f.read())
+        try:
+            f = open(self._logfile,"r")
+        except IOError:
+            self._logFileContents.SetValue("Error opening %r file." % self._logfile)
+        else:
+            self._logFileContents.SetValue(f.read())
             
     def on_update(self,event):
         

MDANSE/App/GUI/MainFrame.py

@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         plotButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY,ICONS["plot",32,32], 'Open MDANSE plotter')
         udButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY,ICONS["user",32,32], 'Edit the user definitions')
         preferencesButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY, ICONS["preferences",32,32], 'Edit the preferences')
-        logfileButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY, ICONS["logfile",32,32], 'Display MDANSE log file')
         registryButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY, ICONS["registry",32,32], 'Inspect MDANSE classes registry')
         helpButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY, ICONS["help",32,32], 'Help')
         websiteButton = self._toolbar.AddSimpleTool(wx.ID_ANY, ICONS["web",32,32], 'Open MDANSE website')
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_open_mdanse_elements_database, databaseButton)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_start_plotter, plotButton)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_set_preferences, preferencesButton)
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_display_logfile, logfileButton)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_open_user_definitions, udButton)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_open_classes_registry, registryButton)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.on_about, aboutButton)
@@ -220,14 +218,6 @@ or directly to the MDANSE mailing list:
         d.ShowModal()
         d.Destroy()
         
-    def on_display_logfile(self,event):
-        
-        from MDANSE.App.GUI.LogfileFrame import LogfileFrame
-        
-        f = LogfileFrame(self)
-        
-        f.Show()
-
     def on_open_classes_registry(self,event):
         
         from MDANSE.App.GUI.Framework.Plugins.RegistryViewerPlugin import RegistryViewerFrame

MDANSE/Core/Platform.py

@@ -288,6 +288,20 @@ class Platform(object):
         '''    
         pass
 
+    def logfiles_directory(self):
+        '''
+        Returns the path of the directory where the MDANSE job logfiles are stored.
+                
+        :return: the path of the directory where the MDANSE job logfiles are stored..
+        :rtype: str
+        '''
+       
+        path = os.path.join(self.application_directory(), 'logfiles')
+        
+        self.create_directory(path)
+                       
+        return path
+
     def temporary_files_directory(self):
         '''
         Returns the path of the directory where the temporary MDANSE job status files are stored.

MDANSE/DistributedComputing/MasterSlave.py

@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ import Pyro.naming
 
 from Scientific.DistributedComputing.TaskManager import TaskManager, TaskManagerTermination
 
+from MDANSE import PLATFORM
+
 debug = False
 
 class MasterProcessError(Exception):
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ from %s import *
 MDANSE.DistributedComputing.MasterSlave.startSlaveProcess()
 """
         process.task_manager.storeData(slave_code = source,
-                                       cwd = os.getcwd())
+                                       cwd = PLATFORM.home_directory())
         if debug:
             print "Slave source code:"
             print 50*'-'

MDANSE/DistributedComputing/Slave.py

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ from MDANSE import PLATFORM
 import Pyro
 Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE = PLATFORM.home_directory()
 Pyro.config.PYRO_NS_URIFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
-Pyro.config.PYRO_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
-Pyro.config.PYRO_USER_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
-Pyro.config.PYROSSL_CERTDIR = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
+Pyro.config.PYRO_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_log')
+Pyro.config.PYRO_USER_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_userlog')
+Pyro.config.PYROSSL_CERTDIR = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'certs')
 
 # Define (or import) all the task handlers.
 def do_run_step(job, step):

MDANSE/Framework/Configurators/RunningModeConfigurator.py

@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@ class RunningModeConfigurator(IConfigurator):
 
             import Pyro
 
-            Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE = PLATFORM.home_directory()
             Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE = PLATFORM.home_directory()
             Pyro.config.PYRO_NS_URIFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
-            Pyro.config.PYRO_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
-            Pyro.config.PYRO_USER_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
-            Pyro.config.PYROSSL_CERTDIR = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_NS_URI')
+            Pyro.config.PYRO_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_log')
+            Pyro.config.PYRO_USER_LOGFILE = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'Pyro_userlog')
+            Pyro.config.PYROSSL_CERTDIR = os.path.join(Pyro.config.PYRO_STORAGE,'certs')
 
             slots = int(value[1])
                         

MDANSE/Framework/Jobs/IJob.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ''' 
 Created on Mar 30, 2015
 
-@author: pellegrini
+@author: Eric C. Pellegrini
 '''
 
 import abc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import stat
 import string
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import traceback
 
 from MDANSE import LOGGER, PLATFORM, REGISTRY
 from MDANSE.Core.Error import Error
@@ -58,14 +59,26 @@ class JobError(Error):
         :type job: IJob derived object
         '''
 
+        trace = []                        
+
+        tback = traceback.extract_stack()
+
+        for tb in tback:
+            trace.append(' -- '.join([str(t) for t in tb]))
+
         if message is None:
             message = sys.exc_info()[1]
-            
+
         self._message = str(message)
+
+        trace.append("\n%s" % self._message)
+
+        trace = '\n'.join(trace)
         
+        LOGGER(trace,'error',[job._name])
+
         if job._status is not None:
-            job._status._state["state"] = "crashed"
-            job._status._state["info"] += "ERROR: %s" % self._message
+            job._status._state["state"] = "aborted"
             job._status.update(force=True)
             
     def __str__(self):
@@ -121,10 +134,12 @@ class IJob(Configurable):
         """
 
         Configurable.__init__(self)
-